Central Cass- bigShanley- in what will be close for half of the game but Shanley will pull away in the 2nd halfLisbon- bigWahpeton- starting to finally click. are they mathematically eliminated?DL- by 2+ scores to clinch the WestSt. Mary's- clinches West 2 seedBottineau- for pride

old#63 wrote:I might be wrong, but I don't think the 30 point "continuous clock" rule goes into effect until after halftime.

Yeah but this was occurring early in the 3rd quarter...at least by the end of the 3rd quarter the clock started to continually run

Central Cass scored all their points in the first half though, so it really wouldn't matter then would it? Just took a little longer to get away from the cold weather.

Well I thought that it would run in the first half also (I checked the ruling on NDHSAA this morning); at least I know it did in the first half against Shanley...so maybe that's why I'm confused. But I think if it would have ran last night in the first half CC wouldn't have been able to score that last TD. Just my opinion i guess

That being said, I don't think the officiating crews understand running time. It seems like every crew administers it differently. Some stop the clock at a first down. Some stop it after a change of possession. Some stop it for a score. Some NEVER stop it. There is little consistency from crew to crew.

Grafton's QB was listed as a freshman. Is that correct? He impressed the Shanley crowd - as well as the whole Grafton team. Grafton had over 30 players listed in the program but dressed about 18 with three players that looked injured?? Would have been fun to see how good Grafton would have been if not for all the injuries.

EDC wrote:Grafton's QB was listed as a freshman. Is that correct? He impressed the Shanley crowd - as well as the whole Grafton team. Grafton had over 30 players listed in the program but dressed about 18 with three players that looked injured?? Would have been fun to see how good Grafton would have been if not for all the injuries.

EDC wrote:Grafton's QB was listed as a freshman. Is that correct? He impressed the Shanley crowd - as well as the whole Grafton team. Grafton had over 30 players listed in the program but dressed about 18 with three players that looked injured?? Would have been fun to see how good Grafton would have been if not for all the injuries.

Grafton's QB is Jake Hanson and he's a Junior I believe

Hanson is a junior. The whole team is fairly junior dominated. But, you're right, they don't go very deep.

EDC wrote:Grafton's QB was listed as a freshman. Is that correct? He impressed the Shanley crowd - as well as the whole Grafton team. Grafton had over 30 players listed in the program but dressed about 18 with three players that looked injured?? Would have been fun to see how good Grafton would have been if not for all the injuries.

i had some friends from grafton that were at the game. they said that the Shanley school had printed out rosters from two years ago. i dont know how or from who they got their info. i had noticed it on the wdaz news broadcast. two of the recievers that they claimed caught td passes had graduated two years ago. thats why hanson was listed as a freshman. they dont have that many kids injured. maybe two or three. they are key players on a line that is pretty thin.

That being said, I don't think the officiating crews understand running time. It seems like every crew administers it differently. Some stop the clock at a first down. Some stop it after a change of possession. Some stop it for a score. Some NEVER stop it. There is little consistency from crew to crew.

What is the correct rule? I always thought it was the clock runs continously and only stops for injuries or timeouts. I've seen some crews stop it after scores and change of possesions, too. One crew at a game this year stopped it for almost everything and it didn't make sense to me.

"There is only one thing in which a person can start at the top - digging a hole"

The roster from Grafton's website is two years old. That being said, if you go there, I believe it clearly indicates it's 2008's roster, so there really is no excuse for someone that went there incorrectly identifying players. If Shanley printed them off, they should have seen it on their website as well.

Of course, Grafton probably should have taken better care of the page.

That being said, I don't think the officiating crews understand running time. It seems like every crew administers it differently. Some stop the clock at a first down. Some stop it after a change of possession. Some stop it for a score. Some NEVER stop it. There is little consistency from crew to crew.

What is the correct rule? I always thought it was the clock runs continously and only stops for injuries or timeouts. I've seen some crews stop it after scores and change of possesions, too. One crew at a game this year stopped it for almost everything and it didn't make sense to me.

I'd like to see the rule in black and white if someone has access to it.

After the first half, whenever the point differential reaches 30 or more, the clock will continue running when...

A. The ball goes out of bounds.

B. A forward pass is incomplete.

C. After a touchdown and during the try (unless it reduces the lead to less than 30 points).

The clock will be stopped on all other situations as specified in rule 3-4-4. Review official's timeouts 3-5-7.

Note: The use of this rule does not preclude rule 3-1-3, which reads: "A period or periods may be shortened in any emergency by agreement by opposing coaches and the referee. By mutual agreement of the opposing coaches and the referee, any remaining period may be shortened at any time or the game terminated."

I can handle the change of possession stoppages, in this situation. The one that really seems out of place is continuing to stop the clock for the marking of chains on a first down. Granted, it may be only a 10 second deal on a larger than normal gain, but string five first downs together on a drive, and you've added a minute that should have been running. Doesn't seem like the amount of "mercy" intended by the rule.